Automobile-hood.



J. P. DURYE A. AUTOMOBILE HOOD. APPLICATION FILED O0T.19, 1912.

Patented Mar; 2, 1915.

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J. P. DURYEA'. AUTOMOBILE HOOD. APPLIOATION FILED 001219, 1912 Patented M112, 1915.

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JAMIlS I. DUBYEA, F SPRINGFIELD, SSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 STEVENS- IDUBYEA COMPANY, OF CHICOPEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF 2 massacnusnars. v v AUTOMOBILE-HOOD.

- 1,130,262. Specification of Letters Eatent.

- Application filed October 19,

To all wlzomit may concern:

I Be it known that I, JAMES F. Domain, a'

citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in'the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new-and useful Improvements in Auto- Y mobile-Hoods, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements ifn automobile hoods and fastenings there- The object of this invention is to provide an improved automobile hood, and means ofsupporting and fastening the same, which will eliminate many of the objections now found in such devices.

It'has been found in practice that owing to the warping or twisting of automobile frames when traveling over bumps or rough roads, the hood, ordinarily supported between the radiator and the dash of the vehicle, becomes twisted and buckles. It is my k aim to provide an improved hood which will be free from this objection, and to provide means for" fastening or securing the same, which will coiiperate with the said Fig. 1. Fig. Sis a detail elevation. Fig. 4

is. a detail. sectional view along the line 4,4

.of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa detail section along the. line 5, 5 of Fig.4. Fig. 6 is a trans- 1 verse sectional view, showing my improved means for securing .the hoodin place. Fig. 7 is a plan detail view of a socket member. Fig. 8 is'a detail of a modification.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings.

10 designates my hood generally, formed with the upper panels 11, suitably curved to-get the contour of the radiator 13, and having the lower panels 12. The upper panels are hinged together at their point of juncture to a rod or pintle 14. The adacent upper and lower panels 12 ahdll are hinged to the rod or pintle 15. The automobile dash'is" designated by the numeral 16.

,The angle member 17 is secured by one flange to the inner orrearwa'rd side of the radiator13 adjacent and slightly below the outer periphery'thereof. The flange 18 of the'member 17 extends rearwardl-y from' said radiator and is. approximately parallel to the outer periphery thereof. Secured to the upper surface of the flange 17 is a leather or similar supporting or deadening strip 19. Projecting outwardly from the front side of. the dash 16 is a second angle member 20 having the forwardly projecting flange 21 bent to shape similar to that of the flange 18 of the member 17. This flange 21 is depressed or offset to form the flange 22 in which is seated a deadening strip 23 projecting slightly above the surface of the flange 21-as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. v

The panels forming the hood 10 are preferably provided with the depressed portions 24 adjacent the periphery of the hood. Located outwardly of said depressed por-' tions 24 are the corrugations or ribs 25. The outer edges of the hood 10 are bent downwardly from the ribbed portions 25 to a point below the level of the depressed portions 24as shown in Fig. 2. The wearing strip 26 is secured to the inner surface of the hood panels below the ribbed portions 25. the outer edge of the wearing strips 25 being secured to and lying flush with the downwardly bent edge of the hood panels. These wear ng strips are adapted to contact with and rest on the supporting strips 19 and 23. Inasmuch as there is a certain amount of Wear between the hood and the points of support, these wearing strips are preferably formed of steel or other hard material, thus providing for the wear which would ordinarily take place, were the hood to lie in contact with the deadening strips.

" It will be noted that these deadening strips 19 and 23 are of such thickness as to .project slightly above the outer periphery of the radiator'13 and flange 21, respectively. It will thus be seen that the hood when in closed position-as shown in Figs. 1 and 2will be supported close to but slightly out. of contact with the radiator 13 at its fr nt portion. and the flange 21 at its rear pprtioiii This provides construction which Pe m t ili li g of the hood relative to v w o ause qkl n {a e the radiator 1301' flange 21, so that there is. no restriction of the hood at its ends so as The endspi t euzod or pintlc 14 are normall seated in sockets to prevent upward disp acement of the hood, this feature bein old in automobile construction. Inasmuc as, alarge proportion of; automobile radia tors are provided with a curved upper portion 13 and the downwardly extending sides 13 a more or less sharp angle or edge 13 is formed. To ermit the rod 15 to rest closely adjacent to tiie periphery of the radiator at such edge, the said rod 15 is out out at 15' as indicated in Fi 4. In hinging the respective panels to t e rod 15, metal strips 27' are looped or beat around the rod 15 and the ends thereof are secured between the wearing strips 26 and the edge 28 of the panel. Alternate loops extend from panel 12, the

' intermediate loops extending from the panel 11. The loop 27 located adjacent the cutout portion 15' of the-rod 15 is bent around to closely fit the contour at said point as shown in Fig. 4.

Secured to the lower panels 12 slightly above their lower edge are the handles 30 adapted to be grasped when raising the hood. Cup members 31- are also secured to the lower panel 12 at predetermined distances thereon, these cup members 31 being provided with a cup or socket 32as shown in F ig. 7. The lower edges of the panels 12 are provided with looped wearing strips .33, these strips being provided with an angularly disposed flange 34 near the side of said panels..i Socket members 35 havingrearward-1v extending flanges 36 are carried upon the plate 37 which rests .upon the panel 38 ofthe main frame of the vehicle.

, A bolt 39 passes through the flange36 of "the member35, the plate 37 and the panel 38,

. to secure them together-as shown in Fig. 6.

The nut. 39, engaging one end of bolt 39,

' may be utilized to bind them securely in position. The flange 36' of the member-35 is provided with -a groove or recess 36 in which is secured beneath the head of the bolt 39 aspring strip 10. The spring strip 40 is bentupwardly the top edge being also bent I backward. as shown at 41. The front wall o f' the socket member 35 is provided with a corkor other deadening strip 42 adjacent the upwardly bent portion of the spring strip .40. The lower edge of thepanels 12 carrying the looped wearing strips 33 is 1 adapted to be forced downwardly between the upwardly extending portion of the spring strip 40 and tho wearing-strip 42, the spring strip 40 tending to force the lower portion of the panel 12 into close contact with the wearing strip 42, as illustrated in Fig. 6. The member 35 is provided with a central aperture 43 having the walls thereof inwardly turned to form the flanges 44 at the upper portion thereof. ".A wearing plate or strip 4:5 is located in said aperture and in contact with such flanges 44.

A piston member 46 is provided with'a hemispherical lower extremity 47 adapted to be held in the socket member 35. This piston member is capable of pivotal movement in any direction about its lower extremityas will be apparentthe wearing strip 4'5 serving to receive the wear due to the movement of the hemispherical portion 47. A collar or head 50 is. suitably secured to the upper extremity of the piston member 46, and is adapted to reciprocate in the cylinder member51, the inner diameter of the cylinder member 51 being larger than the diameter of the collar. The cylinder member 51 is provided with a conv ntional form of gland or stufiing box 52 at its lower extremity. A

=memb'er 51 is provided with'a gripping portion 55-as shown in Fig. 6adapted to be engaged by a finger of the operator, to raise the finger 54 out of engagement with the cup member 31.

t It will be apparent from the description and showing that a ball and socket action takes places between the member 35 and the piston 46 and also between the finger 54 and.

' the cup 31. The spring 53 furnishes a yielding engagement between the piston 16 and the cylinder 51 which mav be kept filled with oil or other suitable lubricant.

Upon lateral sliding movement of the I hood 10' relative to the radiator and dash upon which it is indirectly supported, it will be apparent that the securing means comprising thepiston 4-6 and cylinder 51 will by means of the spring 53 and the respective ball andsocket mountings give sufficiently to permit such movement and at the same time the hood normally seat-ed or closed. V

"While I have shown and described my invention 'in more or less particularity, I do not wisn to be unduly restricted to the form shown and described beyond the scope of the appended claims.

lVhat I claim is:

.1. An automobile hood, saidv hood being provided with a rib or corrugation adjacent each end, and a wearingstrip secured to the under surface oi said hood beneath said rib.

2. An automobile hood, said hood being provided with a rib or corrugation adjacent each end, and a wearing stripv secured to the under surface of said hood beneath said rib,

the edge of said hood being bent downwardly to lie flush with the under surface of said Wearing strip.

3. In a vehicle having a radiator, a hood, said hood being supported to rest slightly outside the projection of the peripheral surface of said radiator, said hood being capable of a sliding movement relative to said radiator.

4. In combination with an automobile dash, a flange secured to the forward side thereof, said flange being provided with a depressed outward portion, a supporting strip carried by said depressed portion of said flange, and a hood adapted to rest on and be supported by said flange and supporting strip.

5. In combination with an automobile dash, a flange secured to the forward side thereof, said flange being provided with a depressed outward portion, a supporting strip carried by said depressed portion of said flange, and a hood adapted to rest on and be supported by said flange and supporting strip, said supporting-strip being of such size as to hold said hood slightly out of contact with the undepressed portion of said flange.

6. The combination with an automobile radiator, a flange secured to the rearward side of said radiator and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a hood overlapping said radiator and adapted to be supported ,by said flange.

7. The combinationwith an automobile radiator, a flange secured to the rearward side of said radiator and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a hood adapted to be supported by said flange slightly out of contact with said radiator, whereby said hood may move laterally over said radiator.

8. The combination with a radiator, an angle member secured by one flange to the rearward side of said radiator, the other flange of said angle member projecting rearwardly from said radiator, 21. supporting said flange, and a hood resting upon and adaptcd to be supported by said flange and supporting strip.-

9. The combination with a radiator, an angle member secured to the rearward side thereof having one flange secured to the rear side thereof and having its other flange projecting rearu'ardly therefrom in a plane below the outer periphery of said radiator, 21. supporting strip secured to said flange and having its upper surface slightly above the outer peripheral surface of said radiator, and a hood adapted to rest upon and be supported by said supporting strip.

10. The combination with a vehicle having a radiator and a dash spaced apart, an angle member secured to said radiator having the flange extending rearwardly therefrom, a second angle member secured to said dash having a flange projecting forwardly thereof, and a hood extending between said dash and said radiator and adapted to be supported by said flanges, said hood overlapping said radiator.

11. The combination with a vehicle having a radiator and a dash spaced apart, an angle member secured to the rear side of said radiator, and having a flange extending rearwardly therefrom in a plane below the outer periphery of said radiator, an angle memer secured to the front of said dash, said angle member being provided with a forwardly extending flange, supporting or deadening strips carried by said flanges, and a hood carried upon said supporting strips and flanges.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

JAMES F DURYEA.

Witnesses:

LILLIAN BEAUDREAU, JosnPH R. GoULo. 

